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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many staircases does Chutreaux have?
(a) Nine.
(b) Three.
(c) Seven.
(d) Five.

2. Who fabricates the wood components of the tools?
(a) The cooper.
(b) The blacksmith.
(c) The wheelwright.
(d) The woodworkers.

3. From where does the cut stone come?
(a) Burgundy.
(b) Bavaria.
(c) Somme.
(d) Chantilly.

4. The flying buttresses work by transferring downward forces from the walls to ___________.
(a) The hurdles.
(b) The centerings.
(c) The buttresses.
(d) The piers.

5. The piers of the choir of Chutreaux will be ________ feet high and six to eight feet thick.
(a) 200.
(b) 180.
(c) 160.
(d) 220.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who fabricates the metal components of the tools?

2. Workmen reach the scaffolding by using ______________ built into the walls of the cathedral.

3. _____________, a row of arches and a narrow passageway, rises twenty feet.

4. Who leads the church in Chutreaux?

5. Most of the walls are two vertical walls with a space between that is filled with ___________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What are used to remove some of the strain placed on the walls?

2. Who makes the tools?

3. Describe the building of the scaffolding.

4. What is done first to the site to prepare it for the building of the new cathedral?

5. Describe the three phases of the construction of the walls of the choir.

6. How many men have been employed in this project so far? How long has this project been in process?

7. What happens once the site is cleared?

8. How do the workmen reach the scaffolding?

9. Describe the transportation of the lumber and stone.

10. Where is the roof located? Of what does it consist?

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